Chart: All across the country, workers need at least $15 an hour today: Full-time, full-year hourly wages and annual income required for a single adult to meet their family budget threshold in 2021, by county

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All across the country, workers need at least $15 an hour today: Full-time, full-year hourly wages and annual income required for a single adult to meet their family budget threshold in 2021, by county

Notes: County-specific annual family budget thresholds for a single adult are adjusted to 2021 dollars, and hourly wage thresholds calculated assuming 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Source: Authors’ calculations using the Economic Policy Institute Family Budget Calculator.

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Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift the pay of 32 million workers: A demographic breakdown of affected workers and the impact on poverty, wages, and inequality

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